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Post# 242178   7/26/2013 at 10:36 (3,923 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

I suspect that my grandmother was ripped off by an Oreck dealer. I was at her house yesterday and she asked me if I wanted to vacuum with her "new" Oreck. I suspect that it was refurbished by some kind of a moron. The first thing I noticed was that the brushroll was hitting against the rug guard and making a terrible rattling-clicking noise. Not something I would expect from Oreck. And there was no spare belt on the underside. When was this model made? My grandmother paid $499 PLUS her old Oreck.

Post# 242183 , Reply# 1   7/26/2013 at 11:24 (3,923 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
If she

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bought it from an Oreck store just take it back it has a Warranty .

Dan

Post# 242190 , Reply# 2   7/26/2013 at 12:46 (3,923 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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The Pilot models do not have a spare belt on the bottom. They use a "lifetime belt". Like Dan said, just take it back to the store and have them look at it.

Chase

Post# 242192 , Reply# 3   7/26/2013 at 13:20 (3,923 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

That still doesn't explain the horrible noise the brushroll makes. I took it apart, cleaned and adjusted it. It is set on "normal".

Post# 242290 , Reply# 4   7/26/2013 at 19:43 (3,923 days old) by queeny77 (berwyn,IL)        

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those cord guards sometimes rattle also the pilot two just came out you can check the date code on the vacuum

Post# 242312 , Reply# 5   7/26/2013 at 22:23 (3,923 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )        
The rattle is the cord guards as already stated

 This is a common annoyance with some batches of baseplates. The Oreck store can replace it under warranty. There is no real threat with the sound. I have personally had customers who fussed about it but it never bothers me. If all else fails take the channel sweep off ( only the channel not the whole baseplate) and put a drop if hot glue on the wire form where it goes under the channel sweep. Smush the microsweep back on and screw it down. Its a cheap and easy fix that almost always works.


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